Chinese symbol for “burr”

毛口

máo kǒu

metal filings (e.g. from a drill or lathe); burr

The closest CC-CEDICT match for burr is 毛口 (máo kǒu), defined as: metal filings (e.g. from a drill or lathe); burr.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

毛 máo

hair, fur, feathers; coarse

radical 82 ⽑ · 4 strokes

口 kǒu

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

radical 30 ⼝ · 3 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 毛口.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
毛病	máo bìng	fault; defect
毛巾	máo jīn	towel; 条 (tiáo)
羽毛	yǔ máo	feather; plumage
毛利	máo lì	gross profit
羊毛	yáng máo	wool; fleece
眉毛	méi mao	eyebrow; measure word: 根 (gēn)
人口	rén kǒu	population; people
出口	chū kǒu	an exit; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “burr”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.